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A Countess from Canada: A Story of Life in the Backwoods

Bessie Marchant

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A Countess from Canada: A Story of Life in the Backwoods

Bessie Marchant

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The wilderness doesn't care about your plans. When Katherine Radford took her teaching position in Canada's remote backwoods, she imagined shaping young minds while her father ran the family store. But one accident changes everything: her father injured, her siblings vulnerable, and civilization miles away. Katherine must abandon her restless longing for adventure and step into a role she never wanted: the backbone of the Radford family. With a rival like Oily Dave circling and a community crumbling from the mining industry's collapse, she must protect what her father built or lose everything. Marchant crafts an early twentieth-century adventure where a woman's determination becomes her greatest asset, and where the line between sacrifice and strength blurs into something complicated and real. For readers who love frontier stories with real heart.

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A novel likely written during the early 20th century. It centers around the life of Katherine Radford, a young woman det...

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